The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-03-17

Hazard, Captain Eads' daughter, dated at
Nassau Saturday last, In which Captain
Eads was said to be suffering from conges-
tion OF the lungs and to be 80 low that there
was little likelihood Of his recovery.
Captain Eads took heavy cold last De
cember and went to Lakewood, N. j.,
where his health was improving when he
wRs called to Washington on business con-
nected with tho Tehusntepec Ship Railway
bill. He returned to New York January
2S 80 feeble that DR.. Helmulth at once or
dered him 10 Nassau, and he sailed for the
Bahamas February with his wife and
Mrs. Hazard.
tCaptain James b. Esds was sixty-sevea
years Of age. Hs was born In Lawrenceburg,
Ind, May v8, 1890, and with his parents went TO
st. Louis In 1889. He was omphatcally u self
made man. having left school at the ago Of thr-
teen, at which nge he began as clerk In . dry
goods store. He evinced disposition to be
m engineer while In this businoss. All his
spare time was devoted 70 mathematics
pertaining 70 tbs object which he had re-
solved 70 master. In lS4s he constructed div
ing-bell boat TO recover oargoos OF sunkea
steamers In 1915 he erected Vt st. Louis the
first glass works west OF the Ohio river. In
1856 he madc proposition 10 the Government
70 remove tho snags and wrecks which then
Obstructed the chsnnols Of the Mississippi.
Ohio aud Arkansas rivers. This passed the
lower branch Of Congress In 1857, but want
OF time prevented uctioA BY the Senate
On the invitation, IN 1881, Of President Lin
coin, Mr.. FADE designed and constructed
o powerful squadron Of eight steamers do
signed for use on the Mississippi, having
Q speed Of nine knots On hour and aggre-
eating b,O9 tons. These vere Fcsdy. fully
equipped and plated, within 700 days from the
time no rccsived notlcc to 90 tho work. They
were the first iRon-olsd vessels constructed By
The Government. In 1855 he designed and
constructed six turreted iron vessels, all heavi.
" plated. In l887.74 he designed and construct
cd tho greot steel-arohej bridge over the Mis-
sisstppi river at ST. Louis This work is re-
nowned among tho great engineering feats Of
the century, aad its construction was regarded
et the time by scientific men ~ THO solution Of
great problem in the engineering world.
The erownlng work Of his life was that Of
deepening the u>uth Of tho Mlssissippi river
This was In 1874 HIS plons for this work met
engineers, hut Captain Eads succeeded in hav-
ing them adopted BY proposing 70 do the work
without remuneration until he showed Congress
that his work was accomplished and practical.
Permission was granted In 1873, and In June OF
that year tho construction Of what was then and
| Is still known as tho 'jstt,es" was begun, and
the completion OF tho WORK as he had planned
IL was accomplished
In 1871 Mr.. Eads proposed his ship railway
across the American isthinus. II Is familarly
| known TO the American public as tho Tehuante-
pee or Nicaragua Ship railway. Tho scheme
received the indOrseuacnt of Congress during
| the session Just CLOSED. In tho month OF Au-
gust 1884, he was awarded the Albert medal by
| the Society Of Arts in England, in recognition
Of the valuable aid which his services have rom
~ rcd TO the commerce of tho world